Rice, Carlson to Keynote Westchester Women's Summit on March 19th

Susan E. Rice, who ably served in the Obama administration as UN Ambassador and National Security Adviser; and noted journalist, author and empowerment advocate Gretchen Carlson will be the two keynote speakers at Westchester Women’s Summit, a full day conference on March 19, 2020 that will bring a powerhouse of inspiring women trailblazers together to share their wisdom and knowledge to affect change. The Summit will be held at the Doubletree Hilton Hotel in Tarrytown, New York. It is expected to attract over 500 attendees.

The Westchester Women’s Summit is the brainchild of Rose Cappa, President of The Event Department, who believed the time was right for women to step up to the plate to bring about positive change. “There are so many ways in which women can be transformational,” she says, “so I thought a conference like this one, populated by outstanding women in various fields, would generate empowerment, growth, and self-discovery.”

She adds that the conference will convene women of all ages and backgrounds and cover many issues of interest to them.

“Despite many advances, women today still crave information about how to raise girls to be strong leaders, how to become active in political and civic life, how to achieve a good work/life balance, how to prepare for the tech economy, and even how to reboot your life if you have to start over. We plan to address those issues and so much more.”

Tickets are $175 per person for the full day which includes breakfast, lunch, wine & chocolate reception and all the programming; $250 for the opportunity to also be included in private receptions with the keynote speakers. For further information and tickets, please visit www.tinyurl.com/wws2020.

Some of the headliners who will present at the conference are:

Kathy Boyle, founder and president of Chapin Hill Advisors

Carolyn Bareish-Mandelker, President, Harrison Edwards PR & Strategic Marketing

Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, Partner, Thompson & Bender

Lisa Brooks-Greaux, Founder, Seek Your Natural Calling

Dr. Beverly Carter, author, The Refractive Thinker

Lucinda Cross, President of Activate Worldwide LLC, and a TEDx speaker

Ziyah Esbenshade, Financial Advisor and Sr. Vice President, Pell Wealth Partners

Maria Imperiale, CEO, YMCA White Plains & Central Westchester

Salina Le Bris, Yoga for Everyday Life

Candace McLaren Lanham, Esq., Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP

Sarena Meyer, Director, GTS Quote-to-Cash Transformation Leader at IBM, Founder STEAM Camp for Girls

Sharon I. Nelson, CEO of Civically Re-Engaged Women, former President of the National Women’s Political Caucus NYC, and contributor to the historic Nelson Mandela world Tour

Christine O’Leary, Award-winning stand-up comedian

Michelle Phillips, President, Key Performance; author Happiness is a Habit

Genevieve Pitturro, Founder, The Pajama Program

Mecca Santana, Esq., Senior Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement, Westchester Medical Center Health Network

“The Soul Sisters”: Joy Shane & Dawn Cathey Motivational Speakers

Jennese "La Diva" Torres, Attorney, Founding Partner of Torres and Urbaez, PC, Author

Maria Trusa, CEO of Formé Medical Center & Urgent Care and Transformé MD Aesthetics & Rejuvenation Center

Currently, The Event Department, Doubletree by Hilton Tarrytown, and Harrison Edwards PR & Digital Marketing have come in as Diamond Sponsors; Breakfast Sponsor: Westfair Communications (The Wag, Westchester Business Journal); Lunch Sponsor: Riesman, Rubeo & Altman; Gold Sponsors are: United Hebrew of New Rochelle, Mastercard, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and Westchester Magazine; Silver Sponsors are: Mastercard, Lawley Insurance, Fullerton Beck, Jill Singer Graphics, and Thompson & Bender; Bronze Sponsors: Bank of America, Pell Wealth Partners, Forme, ClearCaptions, LLC, Co-Communications, and Non-Profit Westchester.

Tickets are $175 per person for the full day which includes breakfast, lunch, wine & chocolate reception and all the programming; $250 for the opportunity to also be included in private receptions with the keynote speakers.

For further information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.tinyurl.com/wws2020.

About Susan E. Rice

Susan E. Rice is currently Distinguished Visiting Research fellow at the school of International Service at American University, and a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. Ambassador Rice served President Barack Obama as National Security Advisor and US Permanent Representative to the United Nations. In her role as National Security Advisor, she led the National Security Council staff of approximately 400 defense, diplomatic, intelligence and development experts. From 2002-2008, Rice was a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. She is currently on the boards of Netflix and the John F. Kennedy Center of r the performing Arts. Her book “Tough Love”, published on October 8, reflects on the challenges and controversies that arose during the Obama administration, including the deadly 2012 deadly raid on a diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.

About Gretchen Carlson

Gretchen Carlson paved the way for the #MeToo movement with her historic 2016 sexual harassment complaint against the chairman of Fox News Roger Ailes. This journalist, author, and empowerment advocate was named as one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” She is one of America’s most successful news anchors as well as a globally recognized advocate for female empowerment, with her TED Talk on the subject. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller “Be Fierce.” She previously hosted “the Real Story” on Fox News, and co-hosted the Number One rated cable morning news show “Fox and Friends” for more than seven years. She recently returned to television as host and executive producer of A+E and Lifetime Network documentaries “Breaking the Silence.” Carson started her television career as a political reporter in Richmond Virginia. In 2000, she moved to national news as co-host and correspondent on CBS’ “The Saturday Early Show.” Carlson serves as a national trustee for the March of Dimes and the Greenwich Academy.